Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-30
NATIONAL Law MAKE
Summary Of the Daily procees;,
the Senate and House at the
National Capital

In the house the 10th concurrent reso,,
was submitted that when thu houso .,.
Monday, December 10, they stand .,s o
until Thursday, January S, and a,,o. u''nI
able debate the resolution was ave. AM, cons
to make the adjournment for recess oa
Thursday, &c. o. Mr.. Townsend % occur
offered resolution providing that no Of Hi
ehall be devoted to the introduction.S -. Mol
ence Of bills and resolutions ~. IND
Monday. Mr.. blanchard, OF Lon;si %m ove
q resolution expressive Of Tho rana ol
which the house has heard Of the da s.et
W. robertson, iate member-elect TO N.
tieth congress from Louisiana nr,, " We
mark of respect the house adion,n.llss n
Monday. 'o'ne9
AMONG the papers presented to tho sau..
10Th was a communication from the sa Unite
the treasury, with copy otltho renor, '' =.
ial Agent Tingle on the condition. !. VI y
the seal islands OF Alaska, II Uas VI a1lnirl
the committee on foreign relations 80 erred
hehlorlai OF me constitutional conyer, M
the territory OF Ut.h, asking adm; s;a entlc
union us state, with copies Of the nlo|
Referred to the committee on Ter, iton;sutltI
to forfeit the lands granted to Mirh;So,,,'ss.
road from Ontonagon to theWfsson.j"" a 81. 10Y a
Among the bills introduced and va, rafa SUD \
the following; To prohibit the 1nann.a,
in the District Of Columbia ~ li liq3
state of Nebraska into two iuflici,1" , a;E
To annex q portion Of Montann 10 ~ alstri|
extirpate contagious pluro.pnen y nuallo
and mouth dis nse, and rindcrpest a,inl,
tie, and to facilitate the exportn on nh nc
ana exports rs, Of live stock. A resolution N
tne az IN 'i,e mouse fsfsrrng tn the
spoliation claims, With sHi,nS ins+ on -. ~
the committees oreport all clni1ns Which
been decided favorablv to claimants n !.
eral deficiency bill. Tho resolution c,n ny
lively debate, but finally the previous I n,a
was ordered and the resolution was % wye ]
resolution was presented proyidimp" sel
appointment OF committee on the e,oo w.
president, vic -president mud reprcrsn,a'
in congress. This was referred to tho Gov, no'.
tee on rules. together with other resoln.
sugg sting changes i'll the rules.
In the senate the 10Th messages from
president were presented, with comm
tions from the secretary Of State in referan
the invitation to this country to appon,
egate or delesa, es to the internntonul nv
ton OF labor to be held in Barcelona. Sn,;
April 1883, and commenting the serra,
suggestion to the favorable consideratiol
congress-, and in reference to tho inyjtn,;o
her Britnnic majesty, to this ,,orer,,,nen,
held in Melbourne. in 1885, to celelrn,e III,
tennry of the foundation Of Now South N
the first Australian colony. The messages
referred to the committee OH foreign
tions. Numerous petitions. reports
bills were presented, among With was d
| to place the name of the widow of Gen. ID
on the pension roll, at u rate of S20DO rer
In the house upremable md resolution |
offered reciting that it is currently rep1
| that the coal operators i'll the Lehigh I'd
are now importing, or are about to ilnpo
0oo Belgian miners under contract, to
the places of striking miners now out in ,lat
ton that the striking miners huve used q
endenvor to have Il settlement of the d
ences by arbitration, and that the operu
have positively refused to enter
arbitration, and requesting the n
dent to notify the officials of the /.
ury department of these facts
| to urge them to use pecinl efforts pref
| ire landing of Belgian mine 3, and see
the law against the importation Of labor
der contract is strictly enforced. Referred
| the committee Oh labor